In 1971, then US Senator Mike Gravel released a collection of top-secret government documents, deemed "The Pentagon Papers" into the public record, bringing to public light the series of lies and false pretenses under which the United States invaded Vietnam.

In this clip, Senator Gravel enters the papers into the public record vis a vis a special hearing of the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds on June 29, 1971.


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Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Senator Mike Gravel; The Pentagon Papers; Daniel Ellsburg; New York Times; Vietnam War
Contact Information: J. Skyler McKinley | National Multimedia Coordinator | Mike Gravel for President 2008 | smckinley@gravel2008.us

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